Hello from NZ!

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Bailey

New member
Hi folks

Just a quick intro from me, having just found the site. Not sure how active I'll be here, but I had a browse over the NZ gecko threads and thought I might lurk around a bit and poke my nose in now and then.

As the sig says, I'm currently keeping Naultinus grayii (three females, one male, plus the last couple of years of babies - as much as it might cause distress amongst some of y'all to imagine it, I'm kinda over-run with the little tykes and should probably find a home for them!), plus Hoplodactylus granulatus (two females - my male died a couple of years ago and I haven't replaced him, though I probably should). Over the years I've also kept N. e. elegans, N. grayii, N. stellatus, N. rudis (my fave!), H. pacificus, H. chrysosireticus, H. maculatus and H. duvaucelii.

Happy to correspond with anyone interested in the critters, and especially anyone in NZ - since moving from Auckland to Wellington a few years back, I let my NZ Herp Society membership lapse due to a lack of action in Welly, and I'm kind of out of touch with any other geckophiles.

I'm also keen on photography, and having just purchased a macro lens, and with the warmer weather coming around again, the geckos have been getting some camera time - see my Flickr link below and head to the Wildlife set.
 
Elizabeth Freer

Elizabeth Freer

Well-known member
Welcome to GU, Bailey!

I can't wait to check out the photos on your web site...just a little late tonight. Which of the Naultinus and Hoplodactylus have you bred?

Certainly wish that I could take a couple of your Naultinus grayii tykes off your hands!! Seattle's humidity would be just fine for them.
 
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Bailey

New member
Hey Elizabeth

Well, at the risk of sounding smug, it's kind of impossible not to breed them down here. We live in their natural environment, they're kept in outdoor enclosures which, if I'm doing my job, are a pretty close replica of where they live in the wild. As long as there's a male for a female, there will be babies :) So pretty much every species I've kept for long enough has produced babies. My current N. grayii include a couple of females I've had since they were six weeks old - they're now over ten years old and had babies every year. I kept one of the daughters and she has them too. The hard part would be stopping them...

Cheers,
Bailey.
 
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LarryLockard

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Nice to have a NZ'r on here. I'll have to check out your pictures. I love the S. Island species too, they are just gems. Also with your offspring, do you sell/trade them with other breeders or do you reintergrate them into the wild?
 
Elizabeth Freer

Elizabeth Freer

Well-known member
Your gems!

Bailey ~

Smug, or not, no matter. Sounds to me that you are doing a remarkable job.

You have answered one of my unasked questions about the species. I was curious as to how long they produced. So you say ten years plus! How often do yours produce twins rather than singles? What temperature range do yours get?

Your success kinda makes me want to relocate to New Zealand.

Still drooling.......:yahoo:

Bailey said:
Hey Elizabeth

Well, at the risk of sounding smug, it's kind of impossible not to breed them down here. We live in their natural environment, they're kept in outdoor enclosures which, if I'm doing my job, are a pretty close replica of where they live in the wild. As long as there's a male for a female, there will be babies :) So pretty much every species I've kept for long enough has produced babies. My current N. grayii include a couple of females I've had since they were six weeks old - they're now over ten years old and had babies every year. I kept one of the daughters and she has them too. The hard part would be stopping them...

Cheers,
Bailey.
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PassPort

PassPort

New member
Elizabeth,
Oligosoma is a genus of skinks found on the north island of NZ, very cool little buggers. I've only seen pics of them, but they'd be cool to have.
Litoria aurea, or the green and golden frog from Australia is closely related to a white's tree frog, but their appearance is closer to that of an american leopard frog.
I'm assuming that the Felis is his pet cat.....

Bailey,
I know this is a gecko forum, but you should totally post up some of your other species in the other herps section of the forum!
 
NZGecko30

NZGecko30

New member
Hi Bailey I'm another Breeder in NZ, I think I've heard your name mentioned through other breeders.

Elizabeth~ under the natural conditions twins are produced ever year.
 
Xorac

Xorac

New member
Hey Bailey,
I was in NZ in 2001 and spent a lot of time beating the Manuka bushes looking for Naultinus. Didn't find any, but I did turn up a Duvacels on Great Barrier Island, which according to whatever book I had at the time, wasn't part of it's proper range. I remember wondering at the time if I should alert someone to the range extension. It was a monsterous sized Hop. and totally mellow. Wonderful animal. Are they known to inhabit GBI?
Sean
 
NZGecko30

NZGecko30

New member
Xorac said:
Hey Bailey,
I was in NZ in 2001 and spent a lot of time beating the Manuka bushes looking for Naultinus. Didn't find any, but I did turn up a Duvacels on Great Barrier Island, which according to whatever book I had at the time, wasn't part of it's proper range. I remember wondering at the time if I should alert someone to the range extension. It was a monsterous sized Hop. and totally mellow. Wonderful animal. Are they known to inhabit GBI?
Sean
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Hey Sean

Yes GBI is a quite longstanding home of Duvs

Cheers
 
alecfeldman

alecfeldman

New member
NZ

Nothing to say about the geckos, but I do have one thing to say:

Flight of the Concords - Funniest show on TV. Are those guys big in NZ?
 
NZherpz

NZherpz

New member
GBI duvaucelii

Hi Sean (Xorac) and NZGecko30

Sean, I was extremely interested in your comment, regarding the duvaucelii sighting on GBI. And even more surprised by NZGecko30's reply.

Could I ask the SVL and description of the animal you sighted on GBI? photos?

I would also be interested in the justification/ source of information regarding your comments NZGecko30?

Cheers
NZHerpz
 
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